Leeds slipped back into the Premier League relegation places despite twice coming from behind to earn a point in an entertaining draw at home to Brighton.
Alexis Mac Allister’s first-half header was quickly cancelled out by Patrick Bamford’s spectacular 20-yard strike before Jack Harrison scored at both ends in a fast and frenetic second period.
World Cup winner Mac Allister nodded Brighton in front from close range after Kaoru Mitoma intelligently headed Pascal Gross’ deep cross back into the danger area.
Leeds soon levelled as Bamford’s speculative 20-yard shot took a slight deflection off Adam Webster to dip over Jason Steele and in off the underside of the bar.
A Mitoma cross led to Brighton’s second goal as Harrison turned into his own net under pressure from Solly March after Max Wober had narrowly avoided the same fate.
But the midfielder made amends at the other end by curling home from Wilfried Gnonto’s short corner.
Wins elsewhere for Bournemouth and Everton, however, meant Leeds slipped two places to 19th, a point from safety, while the draw lifted Brighton up to seventh in their chase for European football next season.
Eventful afternoon for Harrison
Harrison had not scored for more than six months since Leeds’ 3-0 home win over Chelsea in August but turned from hero, with an assist for Bamford’s initial equaliser, to villain and back to hero in a memorable afternoon.
His hard work in winning possession down the left led to Leeds’ leveller but he was unable to sort out his feet quickly enough after Wober’s original slice flew back out off goalkeeper Illan Meslier.
But Harrison shook off that disappointment to measure a wonderful strike from just inside the area as Brighton failed to react to Gnonto’s piece of quick thinking.
There was a slight element of controversy about the goal as a second ball entered the pitch just before the strike but Gnonto speedily removed it and the officials allowed the goal to stand.
More to follow.
Player of the match
GnontoWilfried Gnonto
Leeds United
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Squad number29Player nameGnonto
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Squad number9Player nameBamford
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Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
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Squad number28Player nameMcKennie
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Squad number11Player nameHarrison
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Squad number39Player nameWöber
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Squad number3Player nameFirpo
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Squad number5Player nameKoch
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Squad number1Player nameMeslier
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Squad number12Player nameAdams
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Squad number24Player nameRutter
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Squad number7Player nameAaronson
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Squad number10Player nameSummerville
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Squad number23Player nameSinisterra
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Squad number8Player nameRoca
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Squad number2Player nameAyling
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Squad number5Player nameDunk
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Squad number22Player nameMitoma
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Squad number28Player nameFerguson
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Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
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Squad number7Player nameMarch
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Squad number13Player nameGroß
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Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
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Squad number23Player nameSteele
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Squad number4Player nameWebster
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Squad number34Player nameVeltman
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Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
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Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 2Ayling
- 5Koch
- 39Wöber
- 3FirpoBooked at 90mins
- 12Adams
- 8RocaSubstituted forMcKennieat 66′minutes
- 10SummervilleSubstituted forGnontoat 66′minutes
- 7AaronsonSubstituted forRutterat 84′minutes
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forSinisterraat 90+4′minutes
- 9BamfordSubstituted forRodrigoat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 19Rodrigo
- 21Struijk
- 22Robles
- 23Sinisterra
- 24Rutter
- 25Kristensen
- 28McKennie
- 29Gnonto
- 42Greenwood
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Steele
- 34Veltman
- 4WebsterSubstituted forvan Heckeat 88′minutes
- 5Dunk
- 30Estupiñán
- 13Groß
- 25CaicedoBooked at 83mins
- 7March
- 10Mac Allister
- 22Mitoma
- 28FergusonSubstituted forWelbeckat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Sánchez
- 6Colwill
- 18Welbeck
- 19Sarmiento
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 26Ayari
- 29van Hecke
- 40Buonanotte
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 36,471
Live Text
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Match ends, Leeds United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Second Half ends, Leeds United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
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Substitution, Leeds United. Luis Sinisterra replaces Jack Harrison.
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Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
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Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Robin Koch.
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Junior Firpo (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Junior Firpo (Leeds United).
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Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Adam Webster because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Rodrigo (Leeds United).
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Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Brenden Aaronson.
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Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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